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Air Arabia flight from Sharjah to Cochin develops hydraulic failure, lands safely at airport

A full emergency was declared at Kochi airport on Friday after an incident of hydraulic failure was reported from an inbound Air Arabia flight from Sharjah, the Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL)…
Rocket fired from Gaza into Israel, military responds with airstrikes

Jerusalem: Palestinian militants fired four rockets from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory early Saturday. There were no casualties or damage as a result of the attacks. Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) responded…

Iranian FM denies sending drones to Russia amid Ukraine war

Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has rejected a recent US claim that Iran is providing Russia with drones for use in Ukraine as “baseless” and politically motivated. Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks…
Biden blames MBS for Jamal Khashoggi’s murder

Riyadh: US President Joe Biden who is in Saudi Arabia, raised the 2018 murder of Jamal Khashoggi during his meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Friday and said that…
Saudi leaders meet with Biden over bilateral ties

Riyadh: Saudi Arabian leaders met with visiting US President Joe Biden in the city of Jeddah to discuss bilateral relations, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. Biden, who arrived for a two-day…
Joe Biden, Saudi Crown Prince repair rupture with a fist-bump

Washington: US President Joe Biden ended Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s “pariah” status with a fist-bump when they met for the first time in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Friday. Biden switched…
2,086 Syrian children recruited as soldiers in 2021: UN report

Damascus: 2,086 children were recruited and used as child soldiers in Syria in 2021, the United Nations (UN) said in its annual report on children and armed conflict. The Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) and other Syrian opposition militias were the biggest…

Blinken invites kin of slain journalist Shireen Abu Akleh to Washington

United States (US) President Joe Biden’s administration has invited the family of slain Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh. US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters aboard Air Force One en…
UAE: 3 Indian expats take home over Rs 16L each in Emirates Draw

Three United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based Indian expatriates won the grand prize of Dirhams 77,777 (Rs 16,88,709) each in the latest round of Emirates Draw. Indian expatriates Sreejith Kochuputhadathu Surendran Nair, Rajendhar Burra…
UAE leads Arab world in gender gap report 2022

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) ranked first in the Arab world in the gender gap report 2022, issued by the World Economic Forum. According to the report, UAE advanced to 68th place globally among the 146…
Second in Gulf, Saudi Arabia reports first case of monkeypox

Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s ministry of health on Thursday announced the detection of the first case of monkeypox in the Kingdom, making it the second Gulf country to report the…
Saudi Arabia announces opening of airspace for all carriers

Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced the opening of its airspace to all air carriers, including flights to and from Israel. The Saudi Civil Aviation Authority said, in a statement on…
Pro-Palestinian rally gathers near Biden route

Jerusalem: President Joe Biden has announced $100 million in U.S. assistance for east Jerusalem hospitals that serve as “the backbone” of health care for Palestinians. He spoke Friday during a visit to…
Lebanon’s state media employees strike over deteriorating living conditions

Beirut: The employees from Lebanon’s two state-run media outlets have launched a two-day strike in protest against the deteriorating working and living conditions. The employees of the National News Agency (NNA) and…
Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt to join BRICS

Moscow: Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Egypt plan to join BRICS, and their potential membership bids could be discussed and answered at next year’s summit in South Africa, BRICS International Forum President Purnima…